Kid Partners- Creative Therapy Services for Kids
P.O Box 31786
St. Louis, MO
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Expressive Arts-based Occupational Therapy
Expressive Arts is the use of all the arts (movement, painting/collage, drama, creative writing, music, sculpting) used in combination to evoke awareness, change, and creativity.
Children are innately creative, imaginative beings. Trauma, disease processes, developmental delays, behavioral/mental health issues, or external circumstances, however, can thwart this natural flow of creativity causing a diminished sense of self. Expressive Art experiences engage children in their natural learning occupation (play) to:
Laurie Ritchie, Occupational Therapist & Certified Expressive Arts specialist. She has 7+years experience in Occupational Therapy within the school system and home health, ages infant thru high school, and 3+ years in mental health with adolescents and adults.
It has been shown that change most rapidly occurs when we are actively engaged in an activity that has purpose and meaning. Providing experiences for the child that is therapeutically creative to allow self expression (just plain FUN!) can have dramatic effect and carry-over to daily life.
Favorite Links:
Girl Scout Badge Opportunities using Kid Partners Expressive Arts
Child Art Therapy-- How Does it Work? Psychology Today
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Kid Partners- Creative Therapy Services for Kids
P.O Box 31786
St. Louis, MO
ph:
fax:
KidPartn